PhD Completed (2018) - Dato' Dr Ammar Abd Ghapar

Research Area: Vulnerability and Risk Preparedness in Homestay Tourism.

Photo Credit: Tourism Malaysia (2019)

Tourism industry has become a major contributor to the world’s economy. Being as one on the economy contributor, it is important to take the preemptive measure in order to remain intact. In other word, it is important to remain resilience. The level of resilience measured will determine the action to be taken by the community as well as the government to ensure the homestay operators sustained in the market.

Comprehensive community resilience involves several categories of resilience ranging from disaster setting to a normal environment that people live, which are varied, can be classified into different types and make different contributions to different circumstances.

This study will further add to the literature through the exploration of resilience in community based homestay tourism. As this study focus at community-based homestay tourism vulnerability through the concept of resilience, the conclusion made at the end of this study should increase understanding of various aspect of community resiliency within the homestay community at large. Subsequently, this information can assist the policy makers and the homestay operators in planning effective strategies and maintaining the resiliency in the homestay tourism community.

Publications:

Ghapar, A.A., Othman, N. & Jamal, S.A. (2016), The relationship between knowledge on economic risks and homestay operators’ preparedness, 2016 3rd International Hospitality & Tourism Conference (IHTC 2016) and 2nd International Seminar on Tourism (ISOT 2016) Bandung, Indonesia, 10-12th Oct, Page 161-166.

Ghapar, A.A., Othman, N. & Jamal, S.A. (2016), Government Support towards Community Resilience in Homestay Business, 2016 The International Geographical Union PreCongress Symposium Nanjing, China, 15-18th Aug, Page 96.

Amir, A.F., Ghapar, A.A., Jamal, S.A. & Ahmad,K.N. (2015), Sustainable tourism development: A study on community resilience for rural tourism in Malaysia, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 168 (2015), Page 116-122.